Kiên Giang to expand shrimp farming models

The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang will expand various sustainable shrimp farming models to meet its target of producing 76,000 tonnes this year, slightly up from last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Việt Nam seeks AI training and investment

Việt Nam, like many other countries, is in a bid to spur economic innovation with Artificial Intelligence (AI), but experts say the country is starting from at a low point and needs to make a huge effort to catch up with the global trend.

Vietnam News Agency leader lauds Việt Nam-RoK’s ties

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyễn Đức Lợi spoke highly of the growing Việt Nam-Republic of Korea ties in a diverse range of areas, during a meeting with RoK Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon in Seoul yesterday.

Four prosecuted for murder and rape

Four men will be prosecuted for the rape and murder of a university student in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên, the provincial police announced yesterday.

Taxi drivers take safety into their own hands

After a 26 year-old taxi driver was killed near Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hà Nội on the evening of January 29, images of a taxi with a protective screen separating the driver appeared online. Users on social media agreed with the taxi driver’s solution, especially after such a brutal murder.

Blood banks facing shortage after Tết

Blood reserves at the National Blood Centre under the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion would only be enough to cover the next three days, warned Phạm Tuấn Dương, deputy director of the institute.

Bus routes from downtown Hà Nội to Hương Pagoda launched

The Hà Nội Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) has launched two bus routes running from Gia Lâm Coach Station and Kim Mã Street to carry visitors to Hương (Perfume) Pagoda festival in Hương Sơn Commune, Mỹ Đức District.

Students urged to return to classes after Tết

Now the week-long Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday has ended and schools have resumed, many classrooms in mountainous localities still feel strangely empty as local students have not returned.

HCM City to mechanise slaughterhouse activities, open six new facilities

Traditional slaughterhouses are expected to be shut down this year after industrial scale facilities open, but owners of older slaughterhouses believe there is not enough time to shift fully to the new mechanised processing, according to a report in Người Lao Động (The Labourer) newspaper.

Trà Vinh Province to improve Khmer people’s lives

A series of policies and measures have been devised and implemented by authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh in recent years to improve the spiritual and material life of the Khmer community.

Mông people quit booze to end poverty

Drinking is common among Mông people in Khun Há Commune, Tam Đường District. Local men in the village used to drink heavily. This is among major causes of poverty, domestic violence, and social disorder in this community. However, things are getting better.

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